BCS Rankings 2013: Complete Rankings for Third Release

Week 11 in college football may have more big-time matchups to look forward to, but Week 10 still had plenty of intriguing games and movement in the third edition of the BCS rankings.

No. 2 Florida State and No. 4 Ohio State cruised to big wins, but No. 25 Texas Tech and Michigan weren't so lucky. With a huge week of games approaching, Week 10 gave fans a pretty good idea of which teams were likely to remain contenders and which ones deserve to be tossed on the pretenders pile.

Let's take a look at this week's BCS rankings, analyze the week that was and gaze ahead to an upcoming week with huge implications atop the standings.

BCS Rankings from Week of Monday, November 4

Rank

Team

BCS Average

1

Alabama (8-0)

.9797

2

Florida State (8-0)

.9525

3

Oregon (8-0)

.9435

4

Ohio State (9-0)

.8720

5

Stanford (7-1)

.7930

6

Baylor (7-0)

.7745

7

Clemson (8-1)

.7277

8

Missouri (8-1)

.6890

9

Auburn (8-1)

.6686

10

Oklahoma (7-1)

.6084

11

Miami (FL) (7-1)

.5246

12

South Carolina (7-2)

.5111

13

LSU (7-2)

.4525

14

Oklahoma State (7-1)

.4395

15

Texas A&M (7-2)

.4365

16

Fresno State (8-0)

.3675

17

Michigan State (8-1)

.3394

18

Northern Illinois (9-0)

.3169

19

UCLA (6-2)

.2904

20

Louisville (7-1)

.2510

21

UCF (6-1)

.2151

22

Arizona State (6-2)

.1770

23

Notre Dame (7-2)

.1662

24

Wisconsin (6-2)

.1288

25

Texas Tech (7-2)

.0986

1

Alabama (8-0)

.9797

BCS

Analysis

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With four of the top six teams in the country coming off their bye weeks—Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State and Baylor—the only shakeup that was likely to occur atop the rankings was going to come from the matchup between Florida State and Miami.

And boy, did Florida State make a statement in absolutely annihilating Miami, 41-14. The Seminoles defense held Miami to just 275 total yards and didn't allow them to score in the second half. It was enough to secure the No. 2 ranking once again.

Ohio State made a statement of its own, blowing out Purdue 56-0, but a win over the one-win Boilermakers wasn't quite as impressive as Florida State dismantling the formerly undefeated Hurricanes.

Week 11 is going to be brilliant, folks. Expect far more movement atop the rankings next week.

Still, Week 10 had its share of key matchups that affected this week's BCS rankings.

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No. 17 Michigan State moved up the rankings after the Spartans defense bruised and battered Michigan, 29-6, holding the Wolverines to 168 yards and no touchdowns. The Spartans defense is for real, folks.

One team that doesn't appear to be for real any longer is No. 25 Texas Tech, which lost its second straight game. The Red Raiders fell to No. 14 Oklahoma State, 52-34, giving up a whopping 281 rushing yards

Beyond that, chalk generally held in the Top 25, although No. 23 Notre Dame barely managed to beat Navy, 38-34. Had the Fighting Irish lost that contest, they would have found it very difficult to get back into the Top 25 this season.